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• Combined 1-MCP and sterilizing medium is an effective preservation technology. • 1-MCP + O 3 treatment effectively delayed the softening and senescence of fruit. • 1-MCP + O 3 treatment could induce resistance of fruit at earlier shelf storage. • 1-MCP + O 3 could maintain brighter color attributes of peaches during shelf life. • At the end of storage, 1-MCP + O 3 maintained the best integrity of flesh tissue. Physiological senescence and quality deterioration of peach after harvest were the restrict factors of peach shelf quality. As an ethylene inhibitor, 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) can effectively dealy fruit ripening and senescence, and improve storage quality. However, studies showed that the effect of fruit preservation by only using 1-MCP is unsatisfactory. Therefore, in this study, 1-MCP combined with sterilizing medium including ozone, TiO 2 photocatalytic and epsilon-polylysine (ε-PL) was applied for enhancement of preservative ability with safety and pollution-free. The flow microcirculation was used for enhancing the effect of sterilizing medium. Results showed that all these three treatment methods can enhance the shelf quality of peach fruit. Among them, the combination treatment of 1-MCP and ozone played a more active role in inhibiting decay, respiration, ethylene production, decline of nutrients such as organic acids and soluble solids. Moreover, it maintained bright color value and cell integrity of peach fruit. In addition, the combined treatment of 1-MCP and ozone had significant effects on inducing resistance in fruit and slowing down membrane lipid peroxidation. In conclusion, 1-MCP combined with ozone was an effective method to delay the senescence and improve the storage shelf quality of fruit, which is beneficial to the guidance of production practice and has potential application prospects in fruit preservation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]